Aggregation control of anionic pentamethine cyanine enabling excitation wavelength selective NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy by Yibin Li, Fei Qu, Fang Wan, Cheng Zhong, Jingyi Rao, Yijing Liu, Zhen Li, Jintao Zhu, Zhong’an Li

“…Through the counterion engineering approach, a triphenylphosphine cation (Pco) modified with oligoethylene glycol chain is synthesized and adopted as the counterion of C5T, which can effectively suppress the excessive and disordered aggregation of the resulting C5T-Pco by optimizing the dye amphipathicity and enhancing the cyanine-counterion interactions. …”
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Fetal Bradyarrhythmias: A Comprehensive Update on Current Knowledge by Maria Elisa Martini Albrecht, Larissa Keren de Azevedo Teixeira, Edward Araujo Júnior, Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-Valenzuela, Roberta Granese

“…Fetal arrhythmias represent 10% to 20% of referrals to specialized clinics for the evaluation of fetal heart rhythm abnormalities Mechanism: Various methods are available for assessing fetal heart rhythm through ultrasound and fetal echocardiography, which facilitate accurate diagnosis and help determine the optimal management strategies. Despite advancements in diagnostic techniques, the absence of studies with a substantial number of cases has resulted in significant variability in treatment approaches, influenced by local expertise and available resources. …”
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A Simple and Quick Method for the Determination of Pesticides in Environmental Water by HF-LPME-GC/MS by Helvécio C. Menezes, Breno P. Paulo, Maria José N. Paiva, Zenilda L. Cardeal

“…The following conditions were selected: 6 cm of polypropylene hollow fiber, ethyl octanoate as an acceptor phase, and extraction during 30 min under stirring at 200 rpm. The optimized method showed good linearity in the range of 0.14 to 200.00 μg L−1; the determination coefficient (R2) was in the range of 0.9807–0.9990. …”
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Direct Interval Prediction of Landslide Displacements Using Least Squares Support Vector Machines by Yankun Wang, Huiming Tang, Tao Wen, Junwei Ma

“…Two LSSVM models are directly implemented to generate the interval of future displacements, and the optimal model parameters are derived by the differential search algorithm. …”
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Probing DCV5T-Me for Organic Photovoltaics: A Comprehensive DFT and NEGF Study by Souraya Goumri-Said, Rachida Rahmani, Abdelkader Chouaih, Mohammed Benali Kanoun

“…This study presents a detailed computational analysis of the DCV5T-Me molecule to evaluate its potential for organic photovoltaic (OPV) applications. The optimized geometry demonstrates a stable donor-acceptor structure with well-aligned molecular orbitals conducive to charge transfer. …”
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Brain MRI Segmentation with Multiphase Minimal Partitioning: A Comparative Study by Elsa D. Angelini, Ting Song, Brett D. Mensh, Andrew F. Laine

“…The segmentation algorithm performs an optimal partitioning of three-dimensional data based on homogeneity measures that naturally evolves to the extraction of different tissue types in the brain. …”
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Current Concepts in the Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Tumors by Costantino Errani, Francesco Traina, Fabrizio Perna, Carlotta Calamelli, Cesare Faldini

“…In the management of bone and soft tissue tumors, accurate diagnosis, using a combination of clinical, radiographic, and histological data, is critical to optimize outcome. On occasion, diagnosis can be made by careful history, physical examination, and images alone. …”
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Efficient Synthesis of <i>cis</i>,<i>cis</i>-Muconic Acid by Catechol Oxidation of Ozone in the Presence of a Base by Kohtaro Katayama, Hiroki Hotta, Yoshio Tsujino

“…Further investigations will focus on refining this method for larger-scale applications and testing its economic viability, aiming to optimize conditions for maximum efficiency and yield.…”
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Prediction of power generation and maintenance using AOC‐ResNet50 network by Yueqiang Chu, Wanpeng Cao, Cheng Xiao, Yubin Song

“…Photovoltaic power prediction is essential to solve this problem, as it can improve the quality of photovoltaic grid connection, optimize grid scheduling, and ensure the safe operation of the grid. …”
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Lattice defect engineering advances n-type PbSe thermoelectrics by Qian Deng, Xiao-Lei Shi, Meng Li, Xiaobo Tan, Ruiheng Li, Chen Wang, Yue Chen, Hongliang Dong, Ran Ang, Zhi-Gang Chen

“…Detailed micro/nanostructural characterizations and first-principles calculations demonstrate that Cu-induced interstitial defects and nanoprecipitates simultaneously optimize electron and phonon transport properties. …”
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Theoretical Investigation of Terahertz Spoof Surface-Plasmon-Polariton Devices Based on Ring Resonators by Can Liu, Shenghao Gu, Mingming Sun, Ya Liu, Ying Zhang, Jiaguang Han

“…While substantial progress has been made in the study of ring resonators, their application in terahertz surface wave systems remains less than fully optimized. This paper presents several spoof surface plasmon polariton-based devices, which were realized using ring resonators at terahertz frequencies. …”
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An innovative aluminization process for solid oxide cell interconnects: From the design to the processing and testing by E. Zanchi, H. Javed, S.De La Pierre, M. Ferraris, G. Cempura, A. Benelli, A.R. Boccaccini, F. Smeacetto

“…The EPD suspensions and coating consolidation treatments were optimized for intermediate temperature applications in SOC stack interconnects. …”
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Transient Electromagnetic Data Noise Suppression Method Based on MPA-VMD-SVD by Yuheng Li, Yang Zhang, Jiwei Shen, Xinze Wen, Jianmei Chen, Wanqiang Zhu

“…Therefore, this study proposes a TEM data noise suppression method based on the marine predators algorithm (MPA) to optimize variational mode decomposition (VMD) combined with singular value decomposition (SVD). …”
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Characteristic Analysis of Digital Emulsion Relief Valve Based on the Hydraulic Loading System by Lirong Wan, Hanzheng Dai, Qingliang Zeng, Zhenguo Lu, Zhiyuan Sun, Mingqian Tian, Yanjie Lu

“…The structure of relief valve is analyzed and optimized from the aspects of dynamic and internal flow field characteristics to obtain a good working performance. …”
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Integrating spatial-temporal risk maps with candidate trajectory trees for explainable autonomous driving planning by Qiyuan Liu, Jiawei Zhang, Jingwei Ge, Cheng Chang, Zhiheng Li, Shen Li, Li Li

“…We further filter safe candidate trajectories from the tree on the basis of their cumulative risks in the risk maps and then select the optimal trajectory to execute by balancing other driving objectives. …”
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Detection of non‐suicidal self‐injury based on spatiotemporal features of indoor activities by Guanci Yang, Siyuan Yang, Kexin Luo, Shangen Lan, Ling He, Yang Li

“…NssiDetection calculates the human bounding box by using an object detection model and employs a behaviour detection model to extract the temporal and spatial features of NSSI behaviour. Thirdly, the optimal combination schemes of NssiDetection is investigated by checking its performance with different behaviour detection methods and training strategies. …”
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XGBoost-enhanced ensemble model using discriminative hybrid features for the prediction of sumoylation sites by Salman Khan, Sumaiya Noor, Tahir Javed, Afshan Naseem, Fahad Aslam, Salman A. AlQahtani, Nijad Ahmad

“…By fusing word embeddings with evolutionary descriptors, it applies the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) algorithm for optimal feature selection and uses eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) for classification. …”
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Surgical repair of cervical internal carotid artery aneurysm in a patient with suspected connective tissue disorder by Carlo Campesi, Daniele Mascia, Germano Melissano

“…The need for early diagnosis and extensive examination in patients with ECAA, as well as clinical suspicion of CTD, plays a crucial role in identifying individuals at risk and guiding optimal management strategies and follow-up. …”
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Reform and Development of Rare Diseases Drug Evaluation and Approval in China by HUANG Guo, YANG Zhimin, TANG Ling, ZHANG Jie, AI Xing, SE RI Geleng, ZHAO Tian

“…With the continuous effort at optimizing the policy environment and the advancement of research and development technologies, China′s drug regulatory authorities will continue to focus on the clinical needs of rare diseases, to implement " patient-centered " approach to drug development, inject new vitality into the research and development of drugs of rare diseases, and offer more precise and effective treatment choices for patients with rare diseases.…”
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Auxo: A Temporal Graph Management System by Wentao Han, Kaiwei Li, Shimin Chen, Wenguang Chen

“…Second, graph splitting further improves the worst-case query time, and reduces the performance variance introduced by splitting operations. Third, Auxo optimizes the data layout inside chunks, thereby significantly improving the performance of traverse-based graph queries. …”
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